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The course offerings at Clarion University of PA go through an extensive review process by the Committee on Courses and Programs of Study (CCPS). This course offerings list is a comprehensive list of courses that could be offered; it does not mean they are currently being offered.

For a complete list of courses offered on the current or upcoming schedules, see the Registrar's page Schedule of Classes.

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Course Id (currently sorted in Ascending order)	Course Title	Course Description
FIN 170	Intro To Finance	Introduces students to the rudiments of finance and elementary financial decision making. Surveys the basics of investments, financial management, and financial markets and institutions. No prerequisites. Annually.
FIN 370	Financial Management	Examines the acquisition, management, and analysis of short-term and long-term funds both in the domestic and international environment. Emphasizes financial analysis, time value of money and valuation of securities, working capital management, capital budgeting under certainty and uncertainty, risk and return, cost of capital, and the optimal capital structure. Prerequisites: ECON 212 and ACTG 252. Each semester.
FIN 371	Interm Finance	In-depth study of corporate financial issues that face today's financial manager. Students learn to incorporate risk into capital budgeting decisions; study mergers and acquisitions; analyze bankruptcies, reorganizations, and lease financing; and study other advanced financial issues prevalent in today's domestic and multinational corporations. Prerequisite: FIN 370. Annually.
FIN 373	Fund Of Insurance	A study of the concept of risk management and the several methods for handling risks. Emphasizes insurance as transfer method. Discusses fundamental principles of insurance, insurance as a contract, and the insurance policy, including property and liability coverage, life and health, and social insurance. Annually.
FIN 374	Prop/Casualty Ins	In-depth study of property and liability risk exposures, personal and commercial lines, production, underwriting, claims, ratemaking, and loss control functions as well as regulations of insurance. Prerequisite: FIN 373. Spring, annually.
FIN 375	Mgmt Finan Inst	Descriptive analysis of the operations of financial institutions, such as commercial banks, savings banks, insurance companies. Examines techniques and principles involved in the management of financial institutions. Prerequisites: ECON 211 and FIN 370. Annually.
FIN 376	Investments	Examines investment goals and the current environment for investments, including the nature of the investment process and securities markets; analysis of risk and return, especially as it applies to common stocks, preferred stocks, and bonds; introduction to portfolio management and portfolio theory. Prerequisite: FIN 370. Fall, annually.
FIN 377	Medical Care Fin	The role of a financial manager in the health care setting. A study of the theoretical and analytical procedures involved in medical fund raising, capital budgeting, expense analysis, rate structuring, and hospital asset management as well as other financial abilities required in the operation and planning of modern health care facilities. Prerequisite: FIN 370. Offered on demand.
FIN 378	Personal Finance For Bus Maj	This course will contain a review of each of the major segments of personal financial planning, including the financial planning process, insurance policies and strategies, risk management, investment vehicles, tax planning strategies retirement plans and employee benefits, and estate planning, as they apply to business and information science majors. This course is not available for Personal Financial Planning majors. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Once annually.
FIN 399	Special Topics	Presents various current topics in finance theory and practice. Covers different topics from year to year, as subjects of importance are identified. Prerequisite: FIN 370. On demand.
FIN 463	Tax Planning	Acquaints students with tax planning techniques that can be used to accomplish an individual's financial goals. Enables students to suggest actions that fit the individual's financial priorities based on an understanding of financial position, cash flow and income, gift and estate tax matters. Prerequisite: ACTG 353.
FIN 471	Financial Problems	Capstone course challenges students to integrate and synthesize, through case methods, their knowledge in finance. Emphasizes corporate finance in application of theoretical underpinning, but some cases also will deal with investments, financial institutions, and markets. Prerequisite: FIN 371.
FIN 473	Retrmnt Est Plan	An overview of individual income taxation, including an in-depth look at pensions, profit sharing, and other deferred compensation plans, estates, trusts, and applicable tax laws. Prerequisite: FIN 463. Once annually.
FIN 474	Personal Financial Planning	Capstone course requires that students apply through case studies, written reports, and presentations each of the major segments of personal financial planning including the financial planning process, ethical and professional considerations of financial planning, insurance policies and strategies, risk management, investment vehicles, tax planning strategies, retirement plans and employee benefits, and estate planning. Students are encouraged to complete the other courses within the Personal Financial Planning major prior to or contemporaneous with completion of this course. Prerequisite: FIN 370. Spring, annually.\|
FIN 476	Portfolio Theory & Mgmt	Examines modern portfolio theory and its application to investment strategies; study of options and future markets; investigation of market efficiency. Prerequisite: FIN 376. Annually
FIN 480	Multinational Finance	Examines the theory and practice of financial management in the multinational firms. Focuses on important differences between domestic and international financial decision-making. Prerequisite: FIN 370.
FIN 500	Financial Management	Examines the acquisition, management, and analysis of short-term and long-term funds both in the domestic and international environment. Emphasizes financial analysis, time value of money and valuation of securities, working capital management, capital budgeting under certainty and uncertainty, risk and return, cost of capital, and the optimal capital structure.
FIN 570	Managerial Finance	A study of financial management approaches to evaluating complex alternatives for using available resources in both a domestic and a multinational context. Prerequisites: ACTG 252, FIN 370.
FIN 671	Fin Theory & Pract	A case-study approach to the theory and practice of corporate financial issues which must be addressed by a financial manager. Emphasis will be placed on capital budgeting decisions under varying circumstances and theoretical corporate financial conc,erns. Prerequisite: FIN 570.
FIN 676	Investment Mgmt	A study of the structure and management of investment portfolios. Various types of investments are examined in terms of their risk elements and the purposes they serve.
FR 101	Special Topics	Experts on individual countries cover historical and contemporary developments on the European intellectual scene with regard to their relevance for the present American student generation. The special subject is announced at pre-registration. Open,"to all students, and may be taken up to three times for credit, provided that different topics are offered. Course conducted in English. No prerequisite.
FR 103	French Civilization	Introduces contemporary French society, enlightened by glimpses at France's rich history. A study of geography, politics, family life, immigration, art, music, literature, the current status of French feminism, and French media will help students define and understand the multiple aspects of French identity. Course conducted in English. No prerequisite.
FR 109	French Lit In Trans	A study of representative French literary works emphasizing the characters and ideas that have influenced both French literature and literature of other countries. Course conducted in English. No prerequisite. Fall, annually.
FR 140	French Film	Surveys major French films with English subtitles, and provides an introduction to trends of French cinema. Emphasizes cultural differences between Francophone and Anglo-American cultures as revealed through film. Course conducted in English. No prerequisite. Fall, annually.
FR 150	Intensive Elem French I	Equivalent to FR 151 and 152 combined. Fall, annually.
FR 151	Elementary French I	Introduces the French language, emphasizing all language skills -- listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Each semester.
FR 152	Elementary French II	Continuation of FR 151. Prerequisite: FR 151 or equivalent. Each semester.
FR 153	Elementary Conversation	Conversational practice emphasizing communication skills. Designed for students who want to increase their aural-oral proficiency. May be taken concurrently with FR 251. Prerequisite: FR 152 or equivalent.
FR 250	Intensive Inter Fr II	Equivalent to FR 251 and 252 combined. Prerequisite: FR 150 or FR 152, or equivalent. Spring, annually.
FR 251	Intermed French I (French III)	Continuation of FR 152, with greater emphasis on reading and writing. Prerequisite: FR 150 or 152, or equivalent. Fall, annually.

Course Id (currently sorted in Ascending order)

Course Title

Course Description

FIN 170

Intro To Finance

Introduces students to the rudiments of finance and elementary financial decision making. Surveys the basics of investments, financial management, and financial markets and institutions. No prerequisites. Annually.

FIN 370

Financial Management

Examines the acquisition, management, and analysis of short-term and long-term funds both in the domestic and international environment. Emphasizes financial analysis, time value of money and valuation of securities, working capital management, capital budgeting under certainty and uncertainty, risk and return, cost of capital, and the optimal capital structure. Prerequisites: ECON 212 and ACTG 252. Each semester.

FIN 371

Interm Finance

In-depth study of corporate financial issues that face today's financial manager. Students learn to incorporate risk into capital budgeting decisions; study mergers and acquisitions; analyze bankruptcies, reorganizations, and lease financing; and study other advanced financial issues prevalent in today's domestic and multinational corporations. Prerequisite: FIN 370. Annually.

FIN 373

Fund Of Insurance

A study of the concept of risk management and the several methods for handling risks. Emphasizes insurance as transfer method. Discusses fundamental principles of insurance, insurance as a contract, and the insurance policy, including property and liability coverage, life and health, and social insurance. Annually.

FIN 374

Prop/Casualty Ins

In-depth study of property and liability risk exposures, personal and commercial lines, production, underwriting, claims, ratemaking, and loss control functions as well as regulations of insurance. Prerequisite: FIN 373. Spring, annually.

FIN 375

Mgmt Finan Inst

Descriptive analysis of the operations of financial institutions, such as commercial banks, savings banks, insurance companies. Examines techniques and principles involved in the management of financial institutions. Prerequisites: ECON 211 and FIN 370. Annually.

FIN 376

Investments

Examines investment goals and the current environment for investments, including the nature of the investment process and securities markets; analysis of risk and return, especially as it applies to common stocks, preferred stocks, and bonds; introduction to portfolio management and portfolio theory. Prerequisite: FIN 370. Fall, annually.

FIN 377

Medical Care Fin

The role of a financial manager in the health care setting. A study of the theoretical and analytical procedures involved in medical fund raising, capital budgeting, expense analysis, rate structuring, and hospital asset management as well as other financial abilities required in the operation and planning of modern health care facilities. Prerequisite: FIN 370. Offered on demand.

FIN 378

Personal Finance For Bus Maj

This course will contain a review of each of the major segments of personal financial planning, including the financial planning process, insurance policies and strategies, risk management, investment vehicles, tax planning strategies retirement plans and employee benefits, and estate planning, as they apply to business and information science majors. This course is not available for Personal Financial Planning majors. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Once annually.

FIN 399

Special Topics

Presents various current topics in finance theory and practice. Covers different topics from year to year, as subjects of importance are identified. Prerequisite: FIN 370. On demand.

FIN 463

Tax Planning

Acquaints students with tax planning techniques that can be used to accomplish an individual's financial goals. Enables students to suggest actions that fit the individual's financial priorities based on an understanding of financial position, cash flow and income, gift and estate tax matters. Prerequisite: ACTG 353.

FIN 471

Financial Problems

Capstone course challenges students to integrate and synthesize, through case methods, their knowledge in finance. Emphasizes corporate finance in application of theoretical underpinning, but some cases also will deal with investments, financial institutions, and markets. Prerequisite: FIN 371.

FIN 473

Retrmnt Est Plan

An overview of individual income taxation, including an in-depth look at pensions, profit sharing, and other deferred compensation plans, estates, trusts, and applicable tax laws. Prerequisite: FIN 463. Once annually.

FIN 474

Personal Financial Planning

Capstone course requires that students apply through case studies, written reports, and presentations each of the major segments of personal financial planning including the financial planning process, ethical and professional considerations of financial planning, insurance policies and strategies, risk management, investment vehicles, tax planning strategies, retirement plans and employee benefits, and estate planning. Students are encouraged to complete the other courses within the Personal Financial Planning major prior to or contemporaneous with completion of this course. Prerequisite: FIN 370. Spring, annually.|

FIN 476

Portfolio Theory & Mgmt

Examines modern portfolio theory and its application to investment strategies; study of options and future markets; investigation of market efficiency. Prerequisite: FIN 376. Annually

FIN 480

Multinational Finance

Examines the theory and practice of financial management in the multinational firms. Focuses on important differences between domestic and international financial decision-making. Prerequisite: FIN 370.

FIN 500

Financial Management

FIN 570

Managerial Finance

A study of financial management approaches to evaluating complex alternatives for using available resources in both a domestic and a multinational context. Prerequisites: ACTG 252, FIN 370.

FIN 671

Fin Theory & Pract

A case-study approach to the theory and practice of corporate financial issues which must be addressed by a financial manager. Emphasis will be placed on capital budgeting decisions under varying circumstances and theoretical corporate financial conc,erns. Prerequisite: FIN 570.

FIN 676

Investment Mgmt

A study of the structure and management of investment portfolios. Various types of investments are examined in terms of their risk elements and the purposes they serve.

FR 101

Special Topics

Experts on individual countries cover historical and contemporary developments on the European intellectual scene with regard to their relevance for the present American student generation. The special subject is announced at pre-registration. Open,"to all students, and may be taken up to three times for credit, provided that different topics are offered. Course conducted in English. No prerequisite.

FR 103

French Civilization

Introduces contemporary French society, enlightened by glimpses at France's rich history. A study of geography, politics, family life, immigration, art, music, literature, the current status of French feminism, and French media will help students define and understand the multiple aspects of French identity. Course conducted in English. No prerequisite.

FR 109

French Lit In Trans

A study of representative French literary works emphasizing the characters and ideas that have influenced both French literature and literature of other countries. Course conducted in English. No prerequisite. Fall, annually.

FR 140

French Film

Surveys major French films with English subtitles, and provides an introduction to trends of French cinema. Emphasizes cultural differences between Francophone and Anglo-American cultures as revealed through film. Course conducted in English. No prerequisite. Fall, annually.

FR 150

Intensive Elem French I

Equivalent to FR 151 and 152 combined. Fall, annually.

FR 151

Elementary French I

Introduces the French language, emphasizing all language skills -- listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Each semester.

FR 152

Elementary French II

Continuation of FR 151. Prerequisite: FR 151 or equivalent. Each semester.

FR 153

Elementary Conversation

Conversational practice emphasizing communication skills. Designed for students who want to increase their aural-oral proficiency. May be taken concurrently with FR 251. Prerequisite: FR 152 or equivalent.

FR 250

Intensive Inter Fr II

Equivalent to FR 251 and 252 combined. Prerequisite: FR 150 or FR 152, or equivalent. Spring, annually.

FR 251

Intermed French I (French III)

Continuation of FR 152, with greater emphasis on reading and writing. Prerequisite: FR 150 or 152, or equivalent. Fall, annually.